FMCSA investigation due to ELD violations? What to expect?

He's got another post going. He got put oos.

 

Was that roadside inspections ?

or a random office audit ?

If you routinely violate the 11 or 14 hour regs and get cited for it at a roadside inspection, you need to trip plan better ,
And multiple violations will get you under the microscope. That’s the whole point.

Either way you need to be prepared to get cited or fined some more when they run it through their automated algorithm and find all of the violations.



You need to get a old truck so you can use the paper logs.
Or just cut back on working so hard.
You’re gonna get burned out from working that hard .

This is the type of thing that the ELDs were expressly mandated for, to catch the drivers and companies that routinely violate the HoS .

a violation here and there isn’t a big deal, like the post where the guy driving a day cab had a steer tire blow and went over the 14 hour by 15 or 20 minutes to get to a motel after the tire repair . In a case like that you just make sure you keep a copy of the receipt for the roadside repair and a copy of the motel check in receipt to show the auditor that you indeed had a breakdown and were stranded on the shoulder once repairs were made you stopped at the first available location that was safe to park.

in your case you’re making it sound like it’s a routine thing , possibly several times a month or maybe several violations a week.

you’re correct in looking for advice on how to handle an audit that’s likely going to reveal multiple violations, maybe someone will chime in with some advice. I don’t have any experience with it , maybe OOIDA might have some articles on how to survive an audit that will likely reveal multiple routine violations.

 

If it's just an HOS audit they will want the data file. They will pick 20-30 days, more than 10% major (falsification) will get you fines and a possible conditional rating. Most likely if it's in house they will go over the DQ/D&A files.

 

Well the fmcsa can suspend your authority for known abuses, which sounds like should happen.

what isn’t mentioned is this, when you have this issue, you either reach out to someone to get your crap together which a also means to have a written plan to show the fmcsa how you are addressing the problem, or you just deal with their fines and involvement.

Either way, if you are being out oos for log violations, you need to make better decisions and learn about time management.

 

Is it possible you could have logged PC for those miles getting home, Instead of using on duty driving?

There are companies around that you hire to audit your records. They can help structure your records. Just search the internet.
Good luck.

 

Drive a Elog free truck problem solved

 

No, as it's not a valid use of pc. Which might be what got him in trouble.

 

No you got put out of service on the road. For eld violations. Numerous times. Thats how fmcsa got involved